# CVE-2025-68804: platform/chrome: cros\_ec\_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-13 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/chrome: cros_ec_ishtp: Fix UAF after unbinding driver After unbinding the driver, another kthread `cros_ec_console_log_work` is still accessing the device, resulting an UAF and crash. The driver doesn't unregister the EC device in .remove() which should shutdown sub-devices synchronously. Fix it.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27037916db38e6b78a0242031d3b93d997b84020
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1da6e399df976dd04c7c73ec008bc81da368a95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dc1f5a85286290dbf04dd5951d020570f49779b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/393b8f9bedc7806acb9c47cefdbdb223b4b6164b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4701493ba37654b3c38b526f6591cf0b02aa172f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24a2062257bbdfc831de5ed21c27b04b5bdf2437
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/944edca81e7aea15f83cf9a13a6ab67f711e8abd

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